Chapter 63 Army Reorganization

After the business and trade matters are settled, the next step is the issue of military training and reorganization.

Since it was decided to expand the army by 3,000, it would certainly not be possible to continue with the previous establishment. Tiemo divided his troops and horses into five battalions, namely the Advance Guard Battalion, the Left Guard Battalion, the Right Guard Battalion, the Rear Guard Battalion and the Middle Guard Battalion.

Tiemo personally commanded the Zhongwei battalion, and the remaining four battalions were commanded by Zhou Dingshan, Xie Kela, Hao Sanpao, and Shadiao.

In addition, the monkey is responsible for logistics and all military supplies.

Among these cronies under his command, except for Zhou Dingshan's military literacy, the other three were all ducks on the shelves. But at present, it can only be done temporarily, Tiemo also wants to recruit a few talents with excellent military quality, but who can look up to him Tiemo for this kind of person.

Whether it is the army or Shilin officialdom, they all pay attention to their background, and the background of a wild man like him Tiemo is really not attractive.

The battle of Wild Fox Ridge exposed many problems. The frequency of fire is too slow, and the fire suppression is not enough. And the worst thing is that once they get into close combat, the musketeers will only be slaughtered.

The shield bearers also lacked the corresponding protection, and the pikemen and musketeers did not cooperate enough, and they were unable to effectively kill the enemies who broke through the shield wall in time, which was the root cause of the rapid collapse of the Iron King's Eight Formations at that time.

If you want to build an elite army with strong combat effectiveness based on firearms, improving firearms is the most urgent thing.

"Although the battle of Wild Fox Ridge was won, there are many problems, and I believe everyone can see it. I hope that when you go back, you will think more about it, and once the enemy forces get closer, there will be no more confusion between the pikemen and the musketeers. ”

Tie Mo's face was serious, and his gaze slowly swept over everyone present. The smiles on the faces of Zhou Dingshan and the others disappeared in an instant, everyone looked at each other, and Hao Sanpao said in a deep voice: "Xiao Tie.... Iron garrison, this problem is not easy to solve. ”

"To keep the fire suppressed, the musket must follow behind the shield wall, and once you get into close combat, the pikemen will have to squeeze through the crowd of musketeers, which will definitely delay the fighters."

What Hao Sanpao said was also the truth, Tiemo thought about it, and also frowned.

It's a dead end, and the only solution is to give the Musketeer melee abilities. The method is also simple, and it is enough to install a bayonet on the bird's gun.

Loading a bayonet with a bird gun may seem like a simple matter, but it is a real problem in this era.

The bird gun is loaded with gunpowder and shot marbles, which itself has poor stability and can only lengthen the barrel. If you put a bayonet on the barrel, the shooting will definitely be affected.

It seems that we really have to find a way to improve the firecracker. If you have a flintlock pistol, why do you need to worry about it?

I can't figure out a way to use the musket for the time being, so I can only think of other crooked tricks.

"The shield bearer is changed to a group of three, and when fighting, two people stabilize the shield, and the other person is on guard with a knife, and as long as someone crosses the shield wall, he will cut it for Lao Tzu."

As soon as Tie Mo's words came out, not to mention Zhou Dingshan and the others, even Aqige rolled his eyes.

"You're really stupid with this method...."

Glaring at Azige, Tie Mo snorted, "It's better to be stupid than not to be able to do it, why don't you think of a better way?" ”

Aqi Genunu mouthed, and simply didn't answer.

"Dingshan, in a while, you send someone to Zhangjiakou to find all the blacksmiths and ask them to find a way to strengthen the shield wall. Whoever can make the shield stand firmly on the ground, so that the shield bearer has more energy to deal with the enemy, will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver. ”

Zhou Dingshan couldn't help but stand up, "Iron garrison, is this too much?" ”

"Not much, you don't want to think about it, if someone really comes up with a way, the brothers can reduce a lot of unnecessary casualties."

Tie Mo's expression was serious, and his voice was a little sad. At that time, in the battle of Yehuling, the bandits climbed over the shield, and the shield bearer had to carry the shield hard, and many brothers did not even have the ability to resist, so they were directly hacked to death.

In short, this scene, Tiemo doesn't want to see it again.

After the shield is weighted and heightened, since the flexibility cannot be improved, then find a way from the safety point of view, at least let the shield player have a little self-protection ability.

Thinking of the tragic situation of the shield hand that day, Zhou Dingshan couldn't help but look gloomy.

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Tiemo adapted the soldiers and horses under his command, and Azige also made corresponding adaptations in order to cooperate.

The Mongolian soldiers and horses stationed in Zhangbei were modeled after the soldiers and horses of Dark Zhuang Fort and changed to the Mongolian five battalions. Azig proposed the decision to train together, but Tiemo refused. This group of Mongols were all natural cavalrymen, and they certainly could not be trained in the same way as before.

In this case, Tiemo came up with the idea of ironclad cavalry and cavalry musketeers.

Ironclad cavalry, as early as the Yuan Dynasty, Kublai Khan once formed a detachment. The ironclad cavalry, whose combat effectiveness was quite strong, left a great name during the Western Expedition.

However, by now, the Mongols could no longer afford to form ironclad cavalry, because ironclad cavalry was very expensive. At present, the Mongolian tribes are fighting, lacking iron and money, and there is also a shortage of craftsmen, and the ironclad cavalry can only be a luxury.

Now that Tiemo has taken the initiative to propose, how can Azige have a reason to refuse.

After discussion, Tiemo and Azig each sent more than 200 people to form a 500-strong ironclad cavalry, named the Mongolian Zhongwei Battalion. Although it is one of the five Mongolian battalions, the Zhongwei battalion will be a mixed Han and Mongolian army.

Of course, this is also a bold attempt by Tiemo and Azige, if feasible, in the future, in addition to the necessary Mongol cavalry, other soldiers and horses will be mixed on a large scale.

Both Tiemo and Azige actually understand a truth, only when they are truly integrated can they have entanglements of interests and be inseparable.

It is not a secret that Zhang Bei's side is mixed with soldiers and horses, and Kachin Khan did not react at all, and it is clear that Kachin Khan also has the idea of taking one step at a time.

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At night, Tiemo called Hao Sanpao to the house to drink, and Zhou Dingshan accompanied him.

Bringing Hao Sanpao here is also for the improvement of firearms.

"Uncle Sangun, the gun in our hands fires a shot, and it takes half a day to load gunpowder, and we can't fight in close combat. We have to find a way to improve the firecracker, do we have a master in this area here in Zhangjiakou? ”

Hao Sanpao shook his head very dryly, "There are a few masters who can make firecrackers, but there are none of them who can improve firecrackers according to our ideas." ”

"However, I have heard that there is a master called Huo Lao Crazy over there in Yanmen, this person has been studying firearms for generations, we can go to him to try."

"Okay!"

Tie Mo nodded, the matter of improving firearms should be sooner rather than later.

At night, I exchanged cups with Hao Sanpao and Zhou Dingshan, drank a little too much, and in my sleep, I felt that my nose was itchy, and I opened my eyes in a daze.

In front of the bed sat a delicate girl, dressed in pale pink coarse clothes, but she couldn't hide her milky white skin. A pair of big eyes are graceful and flowing, like a lively little fairy.